Method for repairing a connecting device for the electrical connection and for supplying and carrying away the coolant to and from the hollow conductor elements of the stator winding bars of electrical machines
First Claim
1. A method of repairing a joint between conductor elements of a stator winding bar of an electrical machine and a connecting device connected to an end of the stator winding bar for providing electrical connection and coolant flow for the conductor elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- removing an existing connecting device from the end of the stator winding bar;
aligning the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar by heating the bar end to above the flow point of the braze holding the conductors in position while simultaneously holding the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar under compression in two orthogonal directions perpendicular to the length of the stator winding bar;
forming slots in the end of the stator winding bar and at locations such that said slots extend to locations where said conductor elements abut one another;
applying an electrically conductive first connecting part onto the end of the stator winding bar such that said first connecting part substantially surrounds said end of the stator winding bar; and
sealing said slots and any gaps between the end of the stator winding bar and said electrically conductive first connecting part.
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Abstract
A method of repairing a joint between conductor elements of a stator winding bar of an electrical machine and a connecting device connected to an end of the stator winding bar for providing electrical connection and coolant flow for the conductor elements includes the steps of removing an existing connecting device from the end of the stator winding bar; aligning the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar by heating the bar end to above the flow point of the braze holding the conductors in position while simultaneously holding the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar under compression in two orthogonal directions perpendicular to the length of the stator winding bar; forming slots in the end of the stator winding bar and at locations such that the slots extend to locations where the conductor elements abut one another; applying an electrically conductive first connecting part onto the end of the stator winding bar such that the first connecting part substantially surrounds the end of the stator winding bar and sealing the gaps and slots.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A method of repairing a joint between conductor elements of a stator winding bar of an electrical machine and a connecting device connected to an end of the stator winding bar for providing electrical connection and coolant flow for the conductor elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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removing an existing connecting device from the end of the stator winding bar; aligning the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar by heating the bar end to above the flow point of the braze holding the conductors in position while simultaneously holding the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar under compression in two orthogonal directions perpendicular to the length of the stator winding bar; forming slots in the end of the stator winding bar and at locations such that said slots extend to locations where said conductor elements abut one another; applying an electrically conductive first connecting part onto the end of the stator winding bar such that said first connecting part substantially surrounds said end of the stator winding bar; and sealing said slots and any gaps between the end of the stator winding bar and said electrically conductive first connecting part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of repairing a joint between conductor elements of a stator winding bar of an electrical machine and a connecting device connected to an end of the stator winding bar for providing electrical connection and coolant flow for the conductor elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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removing an existing connecting device from the end of the stator winding bar; aligning the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar by heating the bar end to above the flow point of the braze holding the conductors in position while simultaneously holding the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar under compression in two orthogonal directions perpendicular to the length of the stator winding bar; applying an electrically conductive first connecting part onto the end of the stator winding bar such that said first connecting part substantially surrounds said end of the stator winding bar; and sealing any gaps between the end of the stator winding bar and said electrically conductive first connecting part. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22, 23)
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21. A method of repairing a joint between conductor elements of a stator winding bar of an electrical machine and a connecting device connected to an end of the stator winding bar for providing electrical connection and coolant flow for the conductor elements, the method comprising the steps of:
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removing an existing connecting device from the end of the stator winding bar; cleaning said end of the stator winding bar; aligning the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar by heating the bar end to above the flow point of the braze holding the conductors in position while simultaneously holding the conductors of the end of the stator winding bar under compression in the two orthogonal directions perpendicular to the length of the stator winding bar; material-cutting machining said end of the stator winding bar; forming slots in the end of the stator winding bar and at locations such that said slots extend to locations where said conductor elements abut one another; applying an electrically conductive first connecting part onto the end of the stator winding bar such that said first connecting part substantially surrounds said end of the stator winding bar; filling gaps between said first connecting part and an outer surface of said end of the stator winding bar with at least one first filler element; filling said slots with at least one second filler element; sealing said gaps and slots by heating at least one of said end of the stator winding bar and said first connecting part, at least one of said first and second filler elements comprising at least one layer of a material which melts during said heating step, and adding sufficient additional meltable material to assure complete sealing of said gaps and slots; visually inspecting said sealed gaps via said first connecting part; applying an electrically conductive second connecting part onto said first connecting part so as to form a complete connecting part; and testing the repaired joint.
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